War is Good for the Economy: Defense Stocks Soar
Well, war is good for certain sectors of the economy. For example: weapons manufacturing.
Mises Wire
Uncle Sam’s Annual Borrowing 14 Times Worse Than Thought
Lots of people like to concentrate on the deficit when looking at public finances.
Kirchener to Investors: “You’re Meanies for Lending Me Money”
Well, she didn’t actually say that, but she might as well have.
More European “Growth” Shenanigans
Europe got some good news in early June as the EU changed its statistical guidelines on how to compute GDP.
Does ‘Neoliberalism’ Make Psychopaths Rise to the Top?
Whenever you see someone use the word “neoliberalism” you are probably dealing with someone who spends most of his or her time in a lef
Regulatory Capture at the New York Fed
http://pastspeaks.com/2014/09/29/peter-klein-carmen-segarra-and-hard-evidence-regulatory-capture/
The Incremental Adoption of Electronic Currencies
Electronic currencies are typically viewed as “disruptive” innovations that will upset the existing structure of the banking industry (
